Synonyms of interrupting

interrupting

verb

present participle of interrupt

as in intruding

to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion

it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intruding
• bothering
• adding
• interposing
• cutting in
• breaking in
• chipping in
• contributing
• chiming in
• putting in
• horning in
• barging (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interrupting

According to reporting by The Associated Press, Maureen August, a senior manager at GM Research & Development, explained that the game helps researchers draw participants into an activity before interrupting them. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Can vendors be changed without interrupting critical operations? — Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Yet the final episode opens with another interview segment; those segments keep interrupting the action, which is a bit frustrating but forgivable. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

In January 2024, a landslide above the railroad sent soil and debris crashing onto the tracks at Mariposa Point, destroying the city’s pedestrian bridge and beach trail and temporarily interrupting rail service. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

That same work found interrupting therapy worsened symptoms, which is the clinical reason abrupt stops are what prescribers try hardest to prevent. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Contentious debate The debate itself featured tense moments, with audience members interrupting both candidates and Harris engaging in a heated exchange with a woman in the crowd. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The first attempts at a foldable smartphone in the 2010s from other companies tended to be fragile and not all that useful, with a big, ugly crease in the center interrupting the experience. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Levee dances around the stage interrupting others conversations and making everything about himself. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026